If you received my email weeks ago about my values, then you may remember that I volunteer for a nonprofit in Sierra Leone.
I’m helping an organization dedicated to empowering girls and ending sexual violence in Sierra Leone.
Over the last week, I’ve helped them do something they have never done before which is begin crowdsourcing online.
It’s really an epic step for them, as they’ve relied on local fundraising or grants before.
People like you and I can make a difference helping girls to have an empowered voice in communities that seriously need it.
And every dollar and ounce of energy that goes in is going to come out 10000x in results.
There are a lot of problems in the world, but this is one I really think that we can change.
Because western currencies are worth a lot more than the local currencies in the area, every bit that I can donate goes a long way.
And right now there is a special opportunity.
I don’t think that girls should have to be in environments where they have to trade sex for food or water, but unfortunately, that is the case for many girls in Sierra Leone.
Her Future Foundation began with a man named Ariefa protesting child marriage, FGM, and the lack so many of these girls experience.
Since Ariefa, the creator stood out and mobilized both men and women in his community to support girls’ futures, they have created schools that educate over 300 students every year and that includes and uplifts girls.
In addition to many other programs to help women and girls, they help 80 extremely vulnerable girls who either do not have a safe place to live or who have survived violence or abuse.
Unfortunately, a grant concluded at the end of December 2021 and they lost a great deal of funding so I’m helping them to explore new ways of funding these programs.
At this time (March 22 2022) they have a huge opportunity to replace funding with a new set of donors, but first they need NGO registration in the USA.
The fee for this is $700.
Once they have that, they are eligible for 50,000 from a donor that seems very likely to provide them funding this Friday if they have NGO status in time. That’s enough to support all their operations to continue for several years.
I’m committed to helping them find this funding, and will be donating myself, but I invite you to join me in contributing and investing in the value of these girls.
In the place they come from, girls as young as 8 have been sold for $50 to be married to an adult man. This is not abnormal.
What if we said that girls were worth more than that? And put money into investing in their future to be safe?
If you can take a moment to donate a few dollars or even just share the campaign with a friend, that would be super helpful. We have to reach this deadline by Friday.
Donations go to my Paypal account, please select send as a friend. I will be sending them our contributions so it gets through the banking system as quickly as possible.
Let’s work together to empower girls and bring in a much brighter future than the cycles of the past.
If you’d like to help us to spread the word, want more information about the legitimacy of Her Future Foundation, post online about the cause, or get involved another way–send me a message.
Or check out my recent post about this deadline here for links to their site and facebook page: https://sofiawren.com/urgent-deadline/
